WHEN STRUGGLE CHANGING YOU TO BECOME NOT YOU

We’ve always heard this, “There’s always a constant change.”

A constant change that could changed our life. It might be a positive changed or a negative one. But that change often the results of struggles and hardships that we encountered.

Most of the time, when we face challenges in lives, we either cry or got angry. We chose to stay away from our loved ones to handle those trials by our own strength and capacity. We neglect to kneel down to pray and sometimes blamed GOD. We have been rejected HIS loving arms for comforts... rejected HIS hands wipe away our tears.

Struggle often leads us to changed outside, as well as inside. Because of the difficulties, we became stronger than before. Our heart becomes harder than yesterday. Our mind thinks of self alone, thinking how to overcome those hardships. It changed us to become we are not before...becoming other person.

There are few changes that struggles affect us:

1. Changes In Attitude/Character- We can’t control our temper. We easily get upset. Basically, trials brings out our human nature. Before, we smiles a lot and greeted everyone we bumped into. But suddenly, when struggle came, we don’t even say, ‘hi’ to others. We prison our own self.

2. Changes in Relationships- Because struggle changes attitudes, relationship to others also ruined. We always think that others will accept our tantrums. We often say to ourselves that they need to accept us by hook or by crook...that they don’t even understand the situation...what if they are in our position. We were against the whole world, so rather be alone.

3. Changes in Lifestyle- Due to struggles, lifestyle also changes. Before, we can eat anything, drink anything, and do everything without limitations. But here comes the hardships, lifestyle had changed. The limitations progressed, your world gets smaller and smaller.

4. Changes in Self Worth- Low self esteem brought out to us. Because of the struggles we faced, our self worth went down our feet. Talents, skills, and dreams overshadowed by low self-esteem. Unlike before we were energetic and full of life.

5. Changes in Faith- Refusal to come to the LORD. There were times, we blamed HIM for the misery we have. We tell to GOD, “From the peak of my faith, why struggles came out?" The truth is, we can’t be even complacent that our faith will be always on high. In fact, the more we were closed to HIM, the more trials are on our way. It just like no dead end. So instead of clinging to GOD, we tend to depart more from HIM.

There are more changes resulted from struggles and trials in life, it really depends on our situations. But everybody experienced difficulties. No one is exempted. It's just that we have different levels of strength and wisdom from GOD. Yes, if we think from our limited mind, we have a point, that struggles changing us to become not we really are. However, in GOD’s perspective, it has a vast difference.

Whatever life struggles might bring us, whether good or bad, always go back to the Word of GOD. Nothing more, nothing less.

In Isaiah 55:8, “My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD.

Nevertheless, GOD has a purpose...to glorify HIS Mighty Name. Just continue to ask HIS guidance and mercy. HE is our potter, we are HIS clay. Trust! HE is molding us according to HIS will. HE’s changing us according to HIS plans.